Chapin geosol (IL)
Chapin soil (informal) (IL)
For informal usage, the rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Wisconsinan
Altonian
Chapin section, in NW/4 SE/4 NE/4 sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 11 W., Morgan Co., IL (Willman and Frye, 1970).
Illinois basin
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